BRIANNA EDLER – The Corsair State and community colleges all around Florida are flying their flags at half staff in honor of Clark Maxwell, Jr. Maxwell, a former Brevard County school board member, state representative, state senator, and leader of Florida Community College System, passed away at the age of 76 on January 18th, 2011...
Year: <span>2011</span>
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Hothead Games Offerings
WADE MANNS – The Corsair Yet another awesome independent game developer, Hothead Games has quite a few more resources at its disposal than most. Its Creative Director was none other than Ron Gilbert, who created Maniac Mansion and the Secret of Monkey Island adventure games in the early 90s. The developer has so far released...
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Back to the Future: The Game
WADE MANNS – The Corsair By Telltale Games Genre: Episodic graphical adventure Players: 1 Rating: Teen for Alcoholic Reference, Language, Mild Violence Telltale, known for their brilliant graphical adventures in various franchises such as Homestar Runner, the popular but very weird cartoon website; Sam and Max, the dog-and-bunny detective comic and TV series; and (best...
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Harry Potter
WADE MANNS – The Corsair No other children’s book series in recent memory has captivated more hearts than J.K. Rowling’s epic seven-book saga focusing on the exploits of a simple, messy-haired, bespectacled young man with a scar on his forehead. Harry Potter spent his youth being bullied by his uncaring aunt and uncle, as well...
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A Melting Pot of Music
DYLAN THREADGILL – The Corsair Imagine receiving a call on your cell phone and on the other line is one of your favorite musicians. That is exactly what happened to Joe Abston. Abston was working at Hopjacks, a pizzeria and tap room directly next to what would become Vinyl Music Hall, where they welcomed small...
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Fable III
WADE MANNS – The Corsair By Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studios Genre: Third-person action/RPG/strategy Rating: Mature for Blood, Language, Sexual Content, Use of Alcohol, Violence The Fable series has always been a favorite of mine, due to its action RPG roots; hack and slash to get experience and loot, sell it back in town,...
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Independent Games!
WADE MANNS – The Corsair Independent games, made by small development houses and usually only distributed online on platforms such as Steam, or even from the developer’s website, may have a singular focus, or appeal to a broad range of interests at once. With the lack of external quality control, you would think bugs may...
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The Next Three Days
WADE MANNS – The Corsair By Lionsgate and Highway 61 Films Starring Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson Rated PG-13 for violence, drug material, language, some sexuality and thematic elements. What would you do if your loved one were accused of a crime that you’re sure she didn’t commit? Would you do anything to get...
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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
WADE MANNS – The Corsair By Ubisoft Genre: Third-person action/adventure Players: 1-8 (single/multiplayer modes) Rating: Mature for Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence. Through his many exploits, the Assassin, Desmond Miles’ Renaissance-era ancestor Ezio Auditore has become famous (or rather, infamous) for his charisma and skill, including prowess with his killing implements. But he can’t...